How to situate case to avoid dust/dirt/hair?

[Superbucsfan]

Hey all!

Not sure if this is the right forum, but I figured I'd ask here because I don't know where to go. My question is that I am building a new computer in the next couple weeks with the NZXT Phantom full tower case that I just bought. It has plenty of cooling available with all it's fans and what not, but like most cases it has two dust filter things on the bottom to have air flow through them, but I don't see how air is going to flow through them if the case is set on a carpeted floor? Should I be looking to set the case up on something so that some air flow is able to go through it? I was thinking of building a wooden platform for it to sit on so that the case isn't directly on my carpeted bedroom floor, but I wanted to know if you all were designing something like this, what would you put into your "stand"?

TL;DR - How do you set your computer up so that the bottom intakes are clear of a carpeted floor?

Thanks all!

 

[manofchalk]

The case might have wheels or feet on it that will raise it above the carpet, allowing airflow to those bottom vents. However putting it on a solid surface is ideal.
You should make sure that air can get to them, the PSU relies on those vents being clear for airflow and its one of the more disastrous things that can go wrong in a PC>